Diabetic Diet

Diabetic diet does need not be strict or rigid, rather
you should be able to enjoy the food you like. It is not
true that diabetic diet only consists of diabetic foods . These diabetic
foods usually cost more than regular food and do not control diabetes any
better. Using regular food to control diabetes is more cost effective and
allows people with diabetes to share
the same meal with everyone else. By learning some nutritional information,
you will be able
to adjust your diet to suit your particular condition. (
> More information
about list of food a diabetic can eat)

In
here, you can find information on
food nutrition and how common diet
principles can be used to control diabetes condition. A small collection of
free delicious diabetic recipes
is provided so that you
can cook up a hearty and healthy meal that the whole family will enjoy.

Diabetic Diet's Objectives and
Nutritional Facts

Diabetic diet aims to help you improve your health by controlling blood glucose, body fats and
blood pressure. A well-designed diet will also help diabetic patients to prevent, delay
or treat diabetes complications.

Having known the basics of nutrition, here are some
basic diet principles to guide you through a healthy lifestyle:

First principle of diabetic diet is
it should be
individualized. Diet plan should be designed individually by a physician when
diagnosis is made, and periodically thereafter. Young diabetics will
usually need more calories as they are in the growing
stage. Physically active people with diabetes will also need more calories. Diabetics who are
sedentary and overweight will require less calories. A physician can
help you to customize you diabetic diet according to your goal.

Second principle of
diabetic diet is to eat regular meals with fairly
similar caloric content especially for those who are on insulin therapy. Binge eating or intake of occasionally large meals on the
other hand may knock the system out of order.

3rd principle is to have a
balanced diet consists of all major groups of food in the food
pyramid.